City vs city

Collingdale vs Lancaster, PA

Lancaster currently scores 2 points higher overall than Collingdale, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Collingdale

40/100

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Lancaster

42/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.

Overall

Collingdale: 40/100 · Lancaster: 42/100

Lancaster is 2 points higher.

Flood

Collingdale: 83/100 · Lancaster: 62/100

Collingdale is 21 points higher.

Collingdale: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.

Lancaster: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Collingdale: 22/100 · Lancaster: 21/100

Collingdale is 1 points higher.

Collingdale: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lancaster: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Collingdale: 37/100 · Lancaster: 46/100

Lancaster is 9 points higher.

Collingdale: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Lancaster: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Collingdale: 8/100 · Lancaster: 8/100

No gap.

Collingdale: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Collingdale: 43/100 · Lancaster: 74/100

Lancaster is 31 points higher.

Collingdale: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Lancaster: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Collingdale: 67/100 · Lancaster: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Collingdale: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.

Lancaster: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Collingdale: 15/100 · Lancaster: 40/100

Lancaster is 25 points higher.

Collingdale: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Lancaster: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Collingdale: 44/100 · Lancaster: 44/100

No gap.

Collingdale: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Lancaster: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.